Dolphins at 49ers: Which team has the advantage?

Summary of 2 articles · Updated Dec 9, 2012

So which team has the advantage today? When the Dolphins run the ball: You know about the Dolphins short-yardage struggles. And he needs to get enough carries to keep the 49ers honest. If Miami cannot win the battle against San Francisco’s front seven, it… (more) basically cannot win the game because the 49ers aim to make their opponent a one-dimensional passing team and then come after the quarterback. The Dolphins don’t want that. Well, Miami would be better off staying out of short yardage situations because this game because when opponents face third-and-three or less, the 49ers defense has allowed just a 39.5 percent conversion rate. That ranks first in the NFL. They have converted only 12 of 26 tries on third-and-1 or less and only 5 of 11 tries on third-and-two.